UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2018

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WESTMORELAND RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
001-34815
77-0695453
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

9540 South Maroon Circle,
Suite 300
Englewood, CO
80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (855) 922-6463

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 1, 2018, Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP (“Partnership”) and Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC, the general partner of the Partnership, received a letter (the "February 1 Letter") from Westmoreland Coal Company pertaining to Continued Renegotiation and Reservation of Rights re Provision of Shared Services. A copy of the February 1 Letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d)     Exhibits

Exhibit No.
   
Description
 
 
 
 
Letter from Westmoreland Coal Company to Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC and Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP dated February 1, 2018

 

 





SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
WESTMORELAND RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: February 7, 2018
By:
/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen
 
 
Samuel N. Hagreen
Corporate Secretary and
Associate General Counsel